Online: I Can See Health Bars Chapter 1686 - 756: Memories

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Previously on Online: I Can See Health Bars...
Fang Yu broke through an invisible wall, allowing others to enter a brightly lit area. Inside, they found a giant, beating heart with a woman named Yan Wenxi fused into it. Fatty Jia, obsessed with the "Heart of Earth Melt," fed it his blood, causing a powerful emerald gas to erupt. He absorbed this gas, transforming drastically and gaining immense power, only to explode moments later. Luo Jianqing retrieved a fragment of an "original evil stone" from Fatty Jia's remains, revealing Daoist Qing Yan's miscalculation.

Fang Yu furrowed his brow.

Original Evil Stone... fragments?

He had heard about this thing when he was in Thunder City.

Apparently, the Master of Foolish Underworld, seemed to have obtained this thing.

Is this thing really that rare?

And the raw material is actually... human lives??

Then the Master of Foolish Underworld in Thunder City, doesn’t that mean he...

Fang Yu stopped thinking deeply, because Thunder City was already past, and the current situation was what truly mattered.

While everyone else was tense and on edge, Daoist Qing Yan, the leader, finally began to explain the situation.

"The Melted Heart Cave contains the Heart of Earth Fire."

"And the Heart of Earth Fire is also known as... the Stone of Wishes!"

"Some people call it the Resurrection Stone, the Immortal Stone, the Dream Stone; each name is filled with people’s intense expectations and infinite beautiful longing."

"However... reality is cruel."

Daoist Qing Yan gently patted the surface of the giant heart, his eyes inevitably showing a look of obsession and greed, he continued slowly.

"The Heart of Earth Fire is not the dream-fulfilling stone that people imagine."

"It is a heart, left behind by an ancient Great Demon named [Stabbing Eye Scorpion]."

"The various occurrences of the past have been lost with records, and no one knows what happened in the past."

"All that’s known is that the place where this heart is stored is quite similar in its spatial principles to the Spirit Path, as if it’s the product of seeking a secluded path only to ultimately fail, fused with an endless stream of Evil Qi, mutated to form the Heart of Earth Fire as it is today."

"Today’s Heart of Earth Fire seems to possess endless magic, attracting people with nowhere else to go, sending wave after wave to their deaths."

"But it’s not the Stone of Wishes that people think it is, but a kind of twisted existence, like an equivalent exchange. Whatever you want, you must pay for it, and within its limits, it will give you what you desire."

"But the human heart is complicated; how difficult is it to unify knowledge and action? Yet this item is a direct reflection of one’s true heart!"

"A person can deceive everyone under the sky, but can’t deceive... their own heart!"

Fang Yu slowly widened his eyes.

This thing’s ability was beyond Fang Yu’s understanding.

In this world, such a convenient thing exists!

Fang Yu felt his mouth dry up, his breath quicken, his throat moving as words were about to spill out.

But there was someone who asked a question earlier than him.

"Daoist Qing Yan, if I want to resurrect someone? Can it do that? And what price must I pay?"

It was Dongfang Aotian.

But his eyes were filled with hatred, a twisted expression, radically different from the traditional expression and emotion of someone who wants to resurrect a loved one. It was unclear what he wanted to do or whom he wanted to resurrect, as his entire demeanor was somewhat twisted.

And in response to the question.

Daoist Qing Yan smiled.

"You will die, and what you’ll get is not the person you want to resurrect, but a mass of bloody flesh monster, merely resembling that person’s appearance."

At this time, Guan Anxuan also spoke up.

"What if I just want to become stronger? Will I end up like Jia Sanmou?"

Daoist Qing Yan shook his head.

"As I said, the Heart of Earth Fire reflects the true heart."

"How strong you want to become, to what extent, and under what control—if you can’t determine this range, and your inner heart cannot be consistently firm, then your inflated ambition will only make you a nourishment for the Heart of Earth Fire, leaving only residue known as Original Evil Stone."

"If by luck you manage to preserve your true nature and truly enhance your power and survive, then congratulations, you’re about to become part of Melted Heart Cave, forever unable to leave this land, this Land of Gathering Evil!"

Daoist Qing Yan’s words left everyone in shock.

However, Daoist Qing Yan just smiled lightly.

"Every thing comes with a price. As I said, the Heart of Earth Fire is twisted. It’s not the omnipotent thing you think it is. From the moment you use it, you become its puppet! You can never escape!"

Saying this, Daoist Qing Yan slowly looked up at Yan Wenxi who was trapped by the giant heart.

Even someone as powerful as her...

But don’t worry, as long as you are alive, as long as I am here, I will definitely save you!

This heart, witnessed by heaven and earth!

This heart, testified by Melted Heart!

At this time, Fang Yu raised his hand.

"What if, what if I just want to know some information?"

Daoist Qing Yan collected his thoughts and looked at him.

"That depends on whether you can keep your true heart. Are you really certain you simply want to ask a question? Can you restrain your inner desires?"

Fang Yu furrowed his brow.

He wasn’t confident.

His thoughts moved too quickly, and it was almost impossible just to ask a question.

But Qing Yan’s daunting words made him reluctant to stop.

Fang Yu hesitated, but Daoist Qing Yan no longer paid them any mind.

Daoist Qing Yan slowly closed his eyes, levitating as he adjusted his inner self, like sitting in meditation.

"Qing Yan Dao..."

Dongfang Aotian wanted to ask something else, but was glared back by Luo Jianqing.

"If you want to leave here alive, shut up. He just bid you farewell."

Farewell?

What does this mean?

Fang Yu looked at the levitating Daoist Qing Yan, seeing him becoming more and more pure.

Clearly in front of them, yet giving off an ethereal sense as if here, yet not.

Is this...

Fang Yu was slightly stunned, as if feeling something.

And at this moment, Daoist Qing Yan slowly opened his eyes.